Jamoh at a meeting with the police IG in Abuja promised to
extend the ongoing collaboration NIMASA is having with other security agencies
under the deep blue project to the marine unit of the police in areas of
capacity building and provision of patrol support.
While both parties identified and applauded the reduction in
piracy attacks in the blue waters, which is also confirmed by notable
international bodies including the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
and International Maritime Bureau (IMB), they identified the need for enhanced
policing of the nation’s brown waters.
“NIMASA is seeking close integration and collaboration of
the Nigerian Marine Police into our recently launched waterways security
architecture, Deep Blue Project, to achieve an all-encompassing outcome
stretching from the blue waters where we already have the Nigerian Navy’s
presence to the brown waters near the anchorage areas where the Nigerian Police
statutorily have a role to stem the tide of insecurity and checkmate criminal
activities against berthing ships and seafarers,” Jamoh emphasized.
While urging that all parties maximize the use of technology
in monitoring the waters, Dr. Jamoh commended the ongoing integration of
NIMASA’s Command, Control Computer Communication and Information System (C4i)
located at the NIMASA Resource Center in Kirikiri with the Falcon Eye of
Nigerian Navy and Nigeria Police’s i247 for easy coordination and intelligence
sharing.
He described the Nigeria Police as a strategic partner whose
operation and support are essential for sustaining and improving on the gains
already recorded in the anti-piracy drive and safety of small crafts.
Jamoh added that the police are critical in helping to
prosecute suspects arrested under the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences
(SPOMO) law.
The IGP commended NIMASA’s efforts under its present
management and reiterated the resolve of the force to fight crimes all over the
country, including in the territorial waters.
He described the Marine Police as a very important arm of
the force considering the strategic importance of the waters to the economic
and social well-being of the country.
The meeting had in attendance other senior police officers
including Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Garba Umar, who is Head
of National Central Bureau of Interpol in Nigeria and was recently elected Vice
President of Interpol for Africa.
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